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incandescence vs visible light

visible light vs incandescence

incandescence and visible light both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incandescence Yes No No No
visible light Yes No No No
As nouns, visible light is a hypernym of incandescence; that is, visible light is a word with a broader meaning than incandescence:
  • incandescence: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  • visible light: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Other hypernyms of incandescence include light, visible radiation.
incandescence (noun) visible light (noun)
light from heat (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
Difference between incandescence and visible light

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